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The Romans called the city Ilici or Illice and granted it the status of colonia; after a brief Byzantine rule, the Goths took over, establishing an episcopal see. 19th century photograph of Elche by Jean Laurent. Elche lost importance during the period of Moorish occupation, when it was moved slightly north to its present location.
- Spain
- Iberian settlement; 5th century BC
- 86 m (282 ft)
- Alicante
El Palmeral (Palm Grove), near Elche, Spain. Elche, city, Alicante provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Valencia, southeastern Spain, situated on the Vinalopó River just south of Alicante city. Of Iberian origin, the site was inhabited by Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans (who named the town Ilici).
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Palmeral of Elche. The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when much of the Iberian peninsula was Arab. The Palmeral is an oasis, a system for agrarian production in arid areas.
Ancient Ilici is partially beyond the modern-day city lines of Elche in a region known as La Alcudia. 2 Elche is also famous for the so-called Dama de Elche, currently in the national museum in Madrid. While a source of great local pride, the bust may in fact be a forgery. See S. Aguilar, "Dama de Elche: Embodying Greek-Iberian Interaction,"
Lady of Elche. The Lady of Elche ( Spanish: Dama de Elche, Valencian: Dama d'Elx) is a limestone [1] bust that was discovered in 1897, at La Alcudia, an archaeological site on a private estate two kilometers south of Elche, Spain. It is now exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid.
- 56 cm (22 in)
- 45 cm (18 in)
- Limestone
- Bust
Sep 12, 2019 · Elche (Elx) Elche is a city in central Spain with almost 200,000 inhabitants. Elche is about 10 km from the sea and only 15 km from the metropolis of Alicante. In Valancian (this language is spoken by many people in this region) the city is called Elx. Elche is the capital of palm trees and city parks.
Palmeral of Elche. The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when much of the Iberian peninsula was Arab. The Palmeral is an oasis, a system for agrarian production in arid areas.
